Working in the digital domain lowers the barrier to setting up in business, which I believe results in a lot of un-planned seat of the pants operations being formed. Against this backdrop it’s easy to see that a lot of people may become dissatisfied or overwhelmed by the managerial and administration aspects of running a business and want to get back to their roots.

I think if you enter into business with an exit strategy in mind (or develop one very early on) and you concentrate on building that business into a valuable asset with the sole intention of selling at an agreed point in time then you’re less likely to feel bogged down. The flip side of this is that it will more often help you to build a better business because if you’re focussed on making it an attractive asset for purchase then you’re more likely to build in some decent structure and processes that will in turn help you to deliver a better all round value adding service to your clients. And that may very well result in a better price when you do come to sell.

So for my money an exit strategy is a winning strategy all round and as I said it’s really encouraging to hear from someone in the same business domain who’s actually lived it.

Thanks,
Alex

]]>By: josehttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-181793
Mon, 24 Jun 2013 04:10:01 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-181793great article but wanted to read more specifics life a what was the price range?, how many clients did you include?, did you have any web developers or designers working for you?, were you solo?. Did you create a business banking account?, an llc?, how do you get to sell it?. Is it by contacts?, does an offer randomly appear on your email?, any other details will help thank you
]]>By: Ahmad Razahttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-181704
Sat, 22 Jun 2013 18:14:09 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-181704Its nice that you have shared your story with us..
]]>By: Brandon McBridehttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-181394
Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:24:03 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-181394Unfortunately, Daniel is right. Sometimes you may not be the right person to run it.
]]>By: Daniel Rabattkodhttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-181003
Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:55:30 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-181003It’s easy to get too emotionally attached to your business when you infact probarly would be better off selling it.
]]>By: Jordhttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-180781
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:04:01 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-180781Recently started out, we have a few staff, some good clients on agreements. This article has made me think more strategically about how to add value in light of any of potential sale some time in the future.
]]>By: Stephen Moyershttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-180775
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:23:55 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-180775Thanks for the nice post. Your all points of selling services are well researched, up to the mark and helpful for any entrepreneur for selling services. Cheers!
]]>By: James Curranhttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-180732
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:34:42 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-180732Lots of great insight here thanks for sharing this. It seems more and more designers and developers are looking to move away from client design work and concentrating on their own projects. Informly is a brilliant concept and It’s great to see it has been so successful.
]]>By: Jack Denthttp://sixrevisions.com/project-management/sell-web-design-agency/#comment-180677
Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:21:02 +0000http://sixrevisions.com/?p=6884#comment-180677I think client database enough to show the agency straight.
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